{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9728000","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9728000","title":"Apparatus and method of using acceleration structure in ray tracing","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2014-04-24T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-08-08T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G06T","G06T","G06T"],"num_claims":18,"abstract":"An apparatus and a method of using an acceleration structure in ray tracing, and a method of ray tracing are provided. The method involves setting a bit stack value of a level of an acceleration structure, moving to a child node among the ray-crossing child nodes and setting a route value of a corresponding level of the acceleration structure, and determining a pop level based on one or more bit stack values."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Apparatus and method of using acceleration structure in ray tracing","description":"An apparatus and a method of using an acceleration structure in ray tracing, and a method of ray tracing are provided. The method involves setting a bit stack value of a level of an acceleration struc","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9728000","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9728000","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Apparatus and method of using acceleration structure in ray tracing\" (US-9728000). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9728000","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9728000","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9728000","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T10:18:59.578Z"}